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poster movie The World Champion

The World Champion (2021)

2021-12-30

  • Drama

2h 25m

Overview

Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.

  • Алексей СидоровScreenplay
  • Алексей СидоровDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageRussian

Original titleЧемпион мира

Budget$7,535,000.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile Константин Хабенский with character Korchnoi

    Константин Хабенский

    Korchnoi

  • Profile Иван Янковский with character Karpov

    Иван Янковский

    Karpov

  • Profile Владимир Вдовиченков with character Gradov

    Владимир Вдовиченков

    Gradov

  • Profile Виктор Добронравов with character Sergey Maksimov

    Виктор Добронравов

    Sergey Maksimov

  • Profile Виктор Сухоруков with character Viktor Baturinskiy

    Виктор Сухоруков

    Viktor Baturinskiy

  • Profile Диана Пожарская with character Veronika

    Диана Пожарская

    Veronika

  • Profile Анатолий Кот with character Igor Zaytsev

    Анатолий Кот

    Igor Zaytsev

  • Profile Михаил Тройник with character Yuriy Balashov

    Михаил Тройник

    Yuriy Balashov

  • Profile Александр Филиппенко with character Leonid Brezhnev

    Александр Филиппенко

    Leonid Brezhnev

  • Profile Лариса Шахворостова with character Karpov's mother

    Лариса Шахворостова

    Karpov's mother

  • Profile Антон Богданов with character Vasiliy Brykin

    Антон Богданов

    Vasiliy Brykin

  • Profile Дмитрий Миллер with character Sevastyanov

    Дмитрий Миллер

    Sevastyanov

  • Profile Зураб Миминошвили with character Guladze

    Зураб Миминошвили

    Guladze

  • Profile David Brodsky with character Boris Zelenin

    David Brodsky

    Boris Zelenin

  • Profile Дмитрий Иосифов with character Mikhail Tal

    Дмитрий Иосифов

    Mikhail Tal

  • Profile Арсений Тополага with character Pavel

    Арсений Тополага

    Pavel

  • Profile Денис Котов with character Reporter

    Денис Котов

    Reporter

  • Profile Антон Лунин with character Wedding photographer

    Антон Лунин

    Wedding photographer

  • Irina Zamula

    French reporter

  • Profile Сергей Тактаров with character

    Сергей Тактаров

  • Vartan Torosyan

    Announcer's helper

  • Profile Алёна Ким with character Marisol

    Алёна Ким

    Marisol

  • Profile Леон Автаев with character Chess player

    Леон Автаев

    Chess player

  • Profile Фёдор Добронравов with character Karpov's father

    Фёдор Добронравов

    Karpov's father

  • Profile Владимир Зайцев with character Aranovich

    Владимир Зайцев

    Aranovich

  • Profile Игорь Хрипунов with character Philippov

    Игорь Хрипунов

    Philippov

  • Profile Mark Noble with character Schmid

    Mark Noble

    Schmid

  • Profile Josefin Asplund with character Paola

    Josefin Asplund

    Paola

  • Profile Peter Seaton-Clark with character Gofdrey

    Peter Seaton-Clark

    Gofdrey

  • Profile Джунсуке Киносита with character Kampomanes

    Джунсуке Киносита

    Kampomanes

  • Profile Владимир Халтурин with character Spasskiy

    Владимир Халтурин

    Spasskiy

  • Profile Pekka Strang with character Fischer

    Pekka Strang

    Fischer

  • Profile Daniyar Alshinov with character Captain Romeo

    Daniyar Alshinov

    Captain Romeo

  • Армен Ананикян

    Petrosyan

  • Profile Владимир Андреев with character Luzhniki announcer

    Владимир Андреев

    Luzhniki announcer

  • Profile Сесиль Плеже with character Press room journalist

    Сесиль Плеже

    Press room journalist

  • Profile Сергей Генкин with character Roommate

    Сергей Генкин

    Roommate

  • Петр Винс

    Murei Yakov

  • Александр Горелов

    Polugaevskiy

  • Profile Игорь Захаров with character Grigoriy Naumovich

    Игорь Захаров

    Grigoriy Naumovich

  • Profile Анастасия Имамова with character Accountant

    Анастасия Имамова

    Accountant

  • Profile Михаил Калиничев with character Zlatoust audience

    Михаил Калиничев

    Zlatoust audience

  • Profile Грант Каграманян with character Chess player

    Грант Каграманян

    Chess player

  • Profile Nikolay Drozdovsky with character Korchnoi's parapsychologist

    Nikolay Drozdovsky

    Korchnoi's parapsychologist

  • Ivan Perković

    Fragella

  • Profile Vladimir Tashlykov with character Professor Melnikov

    Vladimir Tashlykov

    Professor Melnikov

  • Profile Evgeny Chupin with character Main grandmaster

    Evgeny Chupin

    Main grandmaster

  • Profile Сергей Шоколов with character Brezhnev's referent

    Сергей Шоколов

    Brezhnev's referent

  • Profile Radoje Čupić with character Kazhic

    Radoje Čupić

    Kazhic

  • Grant Amiryan

    Bit part

  • Алексей Ситкин